The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-01-11
Lie OF Lord shaftssburr.

The long and honorable career Of
Ahe seventh Earl of Shaftesbury. which
= Is the subject Of nFF work by Ed
WIN Holder. Is familiar to most peo-
pie The memoir Just issued has a
special interest from the fact that
Lord Shaftesbury not only placed at
the authors disposal a mass of mate
E-ial Of an photographed character,
but also narrated to Mr. Holder the
record Of his life Mr.. Holder has
also had access to the letters addressed
10 the late Mr.. Alexander Haldane,
who for thirty years was the Earl's
intimate friend. 1t Is sufficient to add
that Lord Shaftesbury stipulated for
ali the truth to be told, ''be it good or
be Il bad" Below will be found some
interesting fragments.
sCHOoLDAYs
Al seven went to school-a very
u large one at Chiswick Nothing could
have surpassed 1t for filth, bullying
neglect. and hard treatment Of every
sort: nor had II in any respect any
compensating advantage except per
haps II may have given me an early
horror Of oppression and cruelty. 1t
was very similar to Dotheboys Hall.
Remained for five years, and then sent
TO Harrow and became the pupiland
lived. with others. IN the house Of DIR.
Butler. the head master Of the school.
Things We're there on a very different
. footing compared with Chiswick. Left
Narrow soon after fifteen years Of age
Ead reached the sixth form and had
learned very little But that was my
own fault. Though 1 obtained some
prizes. 1 was. on the whole, idle and
fond Of amusements, and / neglected
most opportunities of acquiring knowl-
edge.
TIE BIRTH OF PHILANTHROPY.
1t was during his residence at Har-
row. when Lord Ashley, that strange
incident occurred to the earl, which
influenced his whole after life. He
was one day walking alone down Har
row hill. when he was startled by
hearing "a great shouting and yelling
IN a side street, and the singing Of a
low Bacchanalian song Presently
the noisy party turned the corner of
the street. and to his horror he saw
that four OF i've drunken men were
carrying roughly made coffin, con
s tanning the mortal remains Of one Of
their fellows for burial. Staggering
as they turned the corner, they let
their burden fall and then they broke
Pout into foul and horrible language.
1t was d sickening spectacle. No sol
itarv soul was there as a mourner. A
fellow creature was about to be con
signed To the tomb with indignities to
which not even a dog should be sub
jected. Young Ashley was Mortified,
and stood gazing at the scene spell
bound. Then he exclaimed, Good
heavens. Can this be permitted sim
ply because the man was poor and
friendless?" Before the sounds of the
drunken songs had died away in the
distance he had faced the future of
his life. and determined that, with the
help OF God. he would from that time
forth devote his life to pleading the
cause of the poor and fTIendless.
NOT FIT FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Feb. II. 1926. In the House of
Commons. I am too bilious for pub
lie life. What suffer from the brazen
faces and low insults OF the Radical
party, I am not tit for their accused
effrontery. which sneers at every sen
timent Of gentleman. and Is backed
nv 4he apDlause of those who pretend
t. education. HUme's conduct to
night was over disgusting, and SO was
that of his civilized friends. [ should
have stormed in madness had it been
against myself. 1 am not fit for the
House Of Commons.